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Jerks and spasms are becoming physical
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jul 9 3:22pm | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
Lots of long haulers report myoclonic jerks (sudden involuntary muscle twitches), hypnic jerks upon falling asleep, and severe muscle spasms that can number in the "thousands per minute," often affecting the arms, legs, and face. Doc put me on electrolytes for mine (so drink a sugar free version one all day) and magnesium supplements. I use a time release dimagnesium malate as it does not make me as explosive as other types of magnesium. I can tell when I am low as my calves will cramp. Be sure to check with your doc to see if that might help you.
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Early in my COVID experience I developed twitching in my fingers and then full-blown involuntary movements over my entire body.
It’s called myoclonus and what you are experiencing is myoclonic seizures.
If you do a ChatGPT search on Covid induced myoclonus case studies, mostly from European studies they show how they were able to cure the issue with IVIG and Plex therapy for the blood.
I’ve been battling this for six years and I’ve tried every supplement I’ve done countless hours of research and gone to more doctors I could ever imagine with none of them helping.
None of them know anything about this so you have to bring the information to them or seek out a myoclonus specialist within the neurology field.
Electrolytes are definitely a huge part of the process and when you are low, you will have more severe jerking/seizures.
Trazodone is what I utilize to sleep, for me because I have a severe case I take 250 mg.
Consider doing the research and speaking with your doctor.
The only thing that I’ve seen in the case studies that will cure us is IVIG and Plex blood therapy, which I have found to be very difficult to get approved in the state of California.